For Valentine's Day, we did not plan anything romantic. Len and I aren't a big fan of this made-up holiday. We did buy each other cards and some small chocolates. We also got some candy for the kids. Simple & sweet!
Despite the fact we don't celebrate much on Valentines, we did end up having a fun dinner that day. Several months back at a youth fundraiser we "bought" a 3 course meal prepared by two teen boys. It took quite awhile to finally cash in our meal voucher, with juggling multiple families' activities. When we finally settled on a date that worked for everyone, it ended up being Valentines Day! It wasn't a romantic dinner by any means, as we still had our 4 kids, plus 2 teen boys, plus a friend who was spending the night. It was actually quite loud and hilarious!
These two boys did a knock-out job with this meal. We had salad, garlic bread, chicken Alfredo fettucini (with made from scratch Alfredo sauce!) and molten lava cake for dessert! It was AMAZING! And, I didn't have to cook anything!
It was a little weird having two teenage boys cooking in my kitchen. But the whole experience was so much fun. The teens were hilarious and our dinner conversation with 7 kids was all over the place! I think we spent as much time laughing as we did eating. While it was certainly not your typical Valentines dinner, it might go down as one our more memorable dinners!
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| Our two chefs for the evening, wearing silly little kid aprons. |
For President's Day, our kids were off from school. At the breakfast table I joked with them that they needed to do a homework assignment on President's Day. And our crazy girls actually did! They took that project idea and made a President's Day skit. They tried to involve the boy, but surprisingly the 4 year old wouldn't cooperate!
Here's the finished product:
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